Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Making history: Goodman Theatre names first female artistic director in 97 yearsJul 29, 2022 6:36 am - Change is coming to 170 N. Dearborn St., Chicago on Oct. 3, when Susan V. Booth takes over as Goodman Theatre's new artistic director, the first female in the theater's ...
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Spotlight: In Glenview, a fable unfolds, while in St. Charles, it's Shakespeare under the starsJul 27, 2022 6:19 am - Siblings in love Oil Lamp Theater presents “Failure: A Love Story,” Philip Dawkins' play-with-music about three sisters living above their family's clock repair sho...
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Mexican icon Frida Kahlo to be subject of new stage musicalJul 21, 2022 1:05 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Painters - mostly male - have long been the subject of stage shows, like ones about Mark Rothko, Georges Seurat, Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Lucia...
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Love story: Northlight's 'Dear Jack, Dear Louise' a testament to a lifelong romanceJul 28, 2022 11:05 am - “Dear Jack, Dear Louise” - ★ ★ ★ “Dear Jack, Dear Louise,” Ken Ludwig's sweet, epistolary tale currently running at Northlight Theatre, hits all the rom-com notes: boy ...
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Michael Jackson, Alanis Morissette musicals help round out Broadway in Chicago's 2023 seasonJul 22, 2022 8:21 am - Broadway in Chicago announced its 2023 season Wednesday, filling out a lineup that includes the previously announced "MJ The Musical," the Tony Award-winning, pandem...
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Stage to screen: Broadway-bound 'Devil Wears Prada' tuner premieres in ChicagoJul 19, 2022 7:49 am - A joyful noise Metropolis Performing Arts Centre presents "Sister Act," the musical comedy adapted from the 1992 film starring Whoopi Goldberg as a Las Vegas lounge sing...
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Naperville native Anabella Oddo finds her purpose on stage in 'Cruel Intentions'Jul 21, 2022 10:57 am - Anabella Oddo's parents realized when their daughter was 3 years old that she was destined for the stage. "I think my parents knew before I did that I was going to be a...
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At 'Funny Girl,' Lea Michele is in, Beanie Feldstein is outJul 11, 2022 6:05 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Lea Michele has been tapped to step in and lead the Broadway revival of the beleaguered 'œFunny Girl'ť this fall, an announcement made just hours after c...
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Lea Michele is in, Beanie Feldstein is out of 'Funny Girl' revivalJul 12, 2022 10:48 am - NEW YORK - Lea Michele has been tapped to step in and lead the Broadway revival of the beleaguered "Funny Girl" this fall, an announcement made just hours after current ...
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Spotlight: Marriott returns to Oz while Skokie re-visits Avenue QJul 12, 2022 6:13 am - Back to 'Avenue Q' MadKap Productions revives the Tony Award-winning musical "Avenue Q," an R-rated, coming-of-age tale about twentysomethings navigating their private a...